Salem mayor Gary Brown -- who made the initial determination that the dog should be euthanized -- tells us that the city is taking good care of Phineas. "He would be let out and walked and played outside. He was not kept in any inhumane way at all."

Phineas is no longer at the fire department, says Nash, who tells us the city has moved him elsewhere (and he does not know the new location).

Meanwhile, city officials met yesterday in private to to discuss the ongoing litigation. The next court date is scheduled for May 23.